CD, Scheidt (composer)
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The 12 voices of Belgian ensemble Vox Luminis put their faith in tonal focus and sweetly balanced textures. Though one might expect from that a certain coolness, their singing produces music-making... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st October 2012
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Recording of the Year
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Building A Library, December 2021, Also Recommended
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As ever, Antonini and his crack period band are attuned both to the spirit and the fine details of Haydn's music. For sheer rhythmic vitality these performances are hard to beat. There are no... —
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Special offer. The Sound of the Trumpet
RecommendedPeter Hurford (organ), Alan Stringer (trumpet), Gwynne Howell (bass), John Wilbraham (trumpet), Philip Jones (trumpet), Leslie Pearson (organ), The Michael Laird Brass Ensemble, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, London Festival Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner, Elgar...
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Jauchzet Dem Herr
The Psalms of David in 17th Century Northern Germany
Hans-Jorg Mammel
La Fenice, Jean Tubéry
this release focuses on 17th-century north German psalm-settings for tenor and ensemble. If that sounds rather earnest, the idea is quickly dispelled by the opening track, Buxtehude's Dixit... —
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The 50-strong oratory choir is made up entirely of boys, and conductor Charles Cole draws singing of vernal freshness from them, with excellent ensemble and an interpretive awareness that puts... —
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The Christmas Album
RecommendedBenjamin Appl (soloist), Christian Heiss, Johannes Berger, Hans Berger, Ilias Grau (soloist), Edeltraud Appl, Regensburger Domspatzen, Munich Radio Orchestra, Florian Helgath
It turns out that Appl’s contribution to the season of goodwill is as thoughtfully assembled as one of his Lieder programmes, and performed with the same level of care. The Regensburg boys are... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th November 2024
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German Baroque Sacred Music: Christmas
Ricercar Consort (early music ensemble), Ensemble La Fenice (early music ensemble), Agnès Mellon (soprano), Capella Ricercar, Greta De Reyghere, Ian Honeyman, Bernard Foccroulle (organ), Capella Sancti Michaelis, Henri Ledroit, Guy De Mey, Max van Egmond (baritone), Victor Demaiffe, Guy Penson, Thibault...
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Musica Nova: the harmony of nations
Philippe Pierlot, Sergi Casademunt, Lorenz Duftschmid (violes de gambe), Xavier Puertas (violone), Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Enrike Solinis (théobe & guitare), Pedro Estevan (percussion)
HESPERION XXI, Jordi Savall
Jordi Savall’s imaginative programmes keep coming – this one is a lovely collection of music from across Europe. The performances are utterly fresh and full of energy. —
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Cantilena Anglica Fortunae
Selected Harpsichord Works by Heinrich Scheidemann & Samuel Scheidt
Yoann Moulin (harpsichord)
The musics of Scheidemann and Scheidt sit so cosily together that they might have emanated from the same brain…Yoann Moulin’s instrument is a replica of an early 17th-century Rückers which has... —
